Omkar Godbole

Omkar Godbole is a Co-Managing Editor and analyst on CoinDesk's Markets team. He has been covering crypto options and futures, as well as macro and cross-asset activity, since 2019, leveraging his prior experience in directional and non-directional derivative strategies at brokerage firms. His extensive background also encompasses the FX markets, having served as a fundamental analyst at currency and commodities desks for Mumbai-based brokerages and FXStreet. Omkar holds small amounts of bitcoin, ether, BitTorrent, tron and dot.

Omkar holds a Master's degree in Finance and a Chartered Market Technician (CMT) designation.

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Hyperliquid's HYPE Becomes Fifth Largest Token in Futures Trading; XRP Remains Ahead

The dollar value of HYPE futures open interest is $2.06 billion, still lower than XRP futures.

Futures trading. (TheDigitalArtist/Pixabay)

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Bitcoin Price Volatility Signal Goes Off – Is a Surge Ahead?

The volatility signal is based on the "MACD" linked to standard deviation bands.

Price charts (CoinDesk Archives)

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Shiba Inu Price Sell-Off Continues as SHIB Burn Rate Skyrockets to 112,000%

Shiba Inu's burn rate surged to 112,000% early this week, permanently removing 116 million tokens from circulation.

SHIB's price. (CoinDesk)

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Bitcoin 'Skew' Slides as Oil Prices Surge 6% on Israel-Iran Tensions

Bitcoin's price fell to its 50-day simple moving average, while oil prices surged due to geopolitical tensions.

BTC's volatility meltdown continues. (jarmoluk/Pixabay)

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Strong Uptake at 10-Year U.S. Debt Sale Eases Demand Concerns, 30-Year Sale's Up Next

The U.S. national debt exceeds $36 trillion, with analysts suggesting bitcoin and gold as hedges against potential fiscal crises.

Bonds, Treasury Bond

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Bitcoin at $200K by Year-End Is Now Firmly in Play, Analyst Says After Muted U.S. Inflation Data

The CPI missed estimates Wednesday, easing concerns of a tariff-led upswing in price pressures.

BTC could surge to $200K by the year-end. (Tumisu/Pixabay)

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Shiba Inu Whale Transactions Over $100K Plunge as U.S. Inflation Data Looms

The U.S. consumer price index for May is expected to rise to 2.5%, potentially impacting market dynamics.

SHIB prices. (CoinDesk)

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XRP Ledger's Ethereum-Compatible Sidechain to Go Live in Q2

The testnet for the XRPL EVM sidechain has shown rapid growth.

XRPL EVM sidechain to go live soon. (APEX 2025)

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Ripple's Brad Garlinghouse Says Circle IPO Signals U.S. Stablecoin Regulation Ahead

Garlinghouse says he's "bullish on stablecoins."

Brad Garlinghouse, CEO of Ripple, speaks at Consensus 2024. (Shutterstock/CoinDesk)

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Negative Rates Return to Switzerland as U.S. Faces Higher Yields. What Does it Mean for Bitcoin?

The divergence in bond yields likely represents the perceived effects of Trump's trade war and could bode well for bitcoin.

Trading chart (Nicholas Cappello/Unsplash)